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Bicton, Shropshire, Holy Trinity
Place Bicton
Holy Trinity
Unitary authority Shropshire
Lieutenancy area Shropshire
Country England
Historic county Shropshire
Dove tower ID 15627
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12½ cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SJ448148
Latitude & longitude 52.72860, -2.81872View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SY3 8EL
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 7237
URL http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/Bicton/Bicton.html
Affiliation Shropshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 28 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12½ cwt in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12½ cwt (~1400 lb or ~640 kg) in G (781.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1889 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 13 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16 cwt1333.0E29.50″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
26½ cwt1178.5D31.00″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
37 cwt1048.5C33.00″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
48¼ cwt986.0B35.00″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
59 cwt883.5A37.00″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
612½ cwt781.0G41.00″1889John Warner & SonsDNFC
Source: GAD NBR; Dove tenor wt; Mike Chester
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61889TimberJohn Warner & Sons6.A6.1
Update log
11/08/2022Frame Fr1: year, maker, truss added [Nick Green, additional information provided by Chris Pickford.]
10/11/20211-2: notes corrected [Nick Green via Email]
04/10/20211-5: weight approx added [Approx. bell weights from 'The Church Bells of Shropshire' (H B Walters; 1915) via Nick Green]
19/09/20211-6: nominal added [Analysed on 17-9-21 using Wavanal. Bells chimed (by rope, not Ellacombe). Recordings taken from ringing room via Nick Green]
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